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Gloucester star wins FA Cup award

Gloucester City striker Jack Pitcher has won the first FA Cup "Player of the Round" award of 2007/08 following the first qualifying round.

Pitcher scored all five goals in City's 5-1 victory at Yate Town.

The other contenders for the award were Clevedon Town's Steve Cook, Merthyr Tydfil's Matthew Harris and Selby Town's Adam Mitchell.

Pitcher, who received 58% of the votes on the FA's website, will receive a VIP invitation to the 2008 FA Cup Final.

He will be joined in the "Team of the FA Cup" by a winner from each of the subsequent 10 rounds, up to and including the semi-finals.

As well as the VIP ticket to the Wembley final on Saturday, 17 May 2008, each of the 11 winners will receive a trophy and £500 worth of football equipment for a local school of his choice all courtesy of E.ON.

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